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In A Cultural History of Modern Science in China, Elman has retold the story of the Jesuit impact on late imperial China, circa 1600-1800, and the Protestant era in early modern China from the 1840s to 1900 in a concise and accessible form ideal for the classroom.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Elman, Benjamin A., 1946- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, [2006]
Series:New histories of science, technology, and medicine.
Subjects:
Jesuiten
Science > China > History.
Technology > China > History.
Sciences > Chine > Histoire.
Technologie > Chine > Histoire.
SCIENCE > History.
SCIENCE / History
Science.
Technology.
Missionsgesellschaft
Darwinismus
Wissenschaft
Naturwissenschaften
Natuurwetenschappen.
Techniek.
Science > Chine > Histoire.
China.
China
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The Jesuit legacy
  • Recovering the Chinese classics
  • The rise of Imperial Chinese manufacturing and trade
  • Science and the Protestant mission
  • From textbooks to Darwin: modern science arrives
  • Government arsenals spur new technologies
  • The displacement of traditional Chinese science and medicine
  • Appendixes.

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